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The number of shares to be acquired is 212,620 shares, the acquisition schedule is April 2027, and the business start is scheduled for Q1 of fiscal 2028. By utilizing the new license, the company aims to swiftly provide products to the customer bases of partner companies.","jir_summary":"### Overview of the Transaction and Business Strategy\nLifenet Insurance Company is strengthening areas including \"Embedded\" as part of its medium-term plan ending in fiscal 2028, and will leverage the agility of the small-amount short-term insurance business to establish a system that can rapidly provide insurance products tailored to partner ecosystems. Through this transaction, Lifenet will make Kizuna Small-amount Short-term Insurance a wholly owned subsidiary and enter into a share transfer agreement subject to obtaining the approvals from the relevant authorities. By acquiring the company, Lifenet will build a structure to swiftly roll out new insurance products to the large customer bases of its partner companies.\n\n### Schedule and Financial Impact Going Forward\nThe share transfer is scheduled to be executed in April 2027, and the business is planned to commence in Q1 of fiscal 2028. The consolidation of Kizuna Small-amount Short-term Insurance as a consolidated subsidiary is expected from Q1 of fiscal 2027 onward. Although expenditures to start the new insurance business are estimated at approx. 390 million yen, the impact on the fiscal 2026 earnings guidance is expected to be minor. The transaction may be modified until the approval conditions are satisfied.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of shares to be acquired: 212,620 shares (Unknown)\nAcquisition price: Not disclosed (Unknown)\nEstimated cost to start small-amount short-term insurance business: approx. 390 million yen (Planned)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#LifenetInsuranceCompany, #ShareBuybackAndSubsidiarization, #ReorganizationAndCompanySplit","jir_key_figures":"212,620 shares: Number of shares to be acquired\napprox. 390 million yen: Estimated expenditure associated with starting the small-amount short-term insurance business\nApril 2027: Execution date of share transfer","jir_meta_title":"Lifenet Insurance Company Resolves to Make Kizuna Small-amount Short-term Insurance a Wholly Owned Subsidiary | April 2027","jir_meta_description":"Lifenet Insurance Company has resolved a share transfer agreement to make Kizuna Small-amount Short-term Insurance a wholly owned subsidiary as part of strengthening its Embedded area. 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